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I know what you’re thinking: “A St. Patrick’s Day-themed outfit post? Really?” I know. I know. But fate played a hand in this one. I actually found this gorgeous lace coat (?) last week and just about died and went to heaven. I suspect it originally had a dress that went with it, but we can’t win ’em all, can we?

This is my grandmother’s sorority bracelet. Nothing beats a super-delicate bracelet in my book. My jewelry box is filled with stuff like this.

These shoes are really old. They’ve been looking awfully lonely on my shoe rack the last few years, but I couldn’t seem to bring myself to get rid of them. Good thing I didn’t or they might not have been able to fulfill their destiny to be part of this outfit. (Please ignore the purple toes. It was a whim.)

Those shoes are seriously Steve Madden? But lord, girl, that coat is a delicate masterpiece! I ADORE it; it looks so sumptuously southern and gothic and GREEN and my GOD, you must take that with you the next time you go to New Orleans. It kind of looks like it belongs there….

Wow, the mixture of lace is really beautiful. My local pub is offering pints of Guinness for £1.50 (cheap) today – it's a scary pub on normal days so I'll be walking a different route home to avoid being vomitted on by a regular.

Ha, I wasn't going to wear green today either but wound up giving in. Why not? This is such an amazing coat!!! I would wear that every single day. To the grocery store. And Steve Madden made those shoes? They look way more expensive.

I was just driving to work this morning thinking, wow, I am probably a bad blogger for not doing a St. Patrick's themed post, but it's so hard to associate fashion with a holiday for which I spent the majority of my college career wearing themed t-shirts and attending kegs and eggs parties. So I applaud you! Well done. Every piece of this outfit is so intricate and beautiful. Those shoes are to die for. And is your grandma a KKG? Because that is the sorority I belonged to and one of our symbols was a key!

haha i am dweebishly dressed up for the holiday as well! and my outfit was also by chance- a bracelet i got in the mail recently. and at least your outfit is not over the top festive. the shade of green in that jacket is absolutely gorgeous, and i love the 2 different lace pieces mixed together.

E, part of the reason I enjoy your blog is that your taste in clothing and your sense of style are so different from mine. You always give me something to think about. Like with this outfit… I love those colors, and I love lace, but would I ever end up with an outfit like this? Nope. 😛

Long story short, I adore the vintage lace coat (is it very delicate?) and the dress AND the purple polish.

My jaw dropped when I saw this outfit – truly a masterpiece. You are a genius. That it's all vintage (save the amazing shoes) and that the bracelet belonged to your grandmother — oh yes, THIS is the way to dress! – Patrice

hi, im hoping you can help me…ive speent weeks searching for the perfect wedding shoes and nothing has jumped at me. i saw these very shoes in a mag with nothing to tell me what shoes they are or where to find. i was able to search and search online. finally finding a pic online which led me to this post…is there any info you can give me on these shoes like where i could find them or atleast a name for them?? thankyou and i love the outfit…my main wedding color is green…